Head of Farm to Family

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Create and implement a comprehensive national Farm to Family strategy for extensive, farm-direct food rescue initiatives, involving rescues that total millions of pounds.

• Establish scalable systems and guidelines for recognizing, activating, and maintaining farm-level partnerships across various agricultural regions.

• Collaborate with the Chief Program Officer to ensure that Farm to Family initiatives align with the organization's broader objectives and growth strategies.

• Lead the expansion of Farm to Family operations into new geographic areas and agricultural markets.

• Develop and sustain a national network of farms, cooperatives, importers, and agricultural producers who contribute surplus and unsaleable produce directly to Sharing Excess.

• Negotiate and manage agreements for donations, logistics arrangements, and long-term collaborations with growers, packing facilities, and agricultural cooperatives.

• Oversee the complete logistics of large-scale farm-direct rescues, including coordinating transportation, managing cold chains, sorting, and distributing resources to community partners.

• Directly supervise Food Sourcing Managers and Coordinators and support teams that execute farm rescues nationwide.

• Monitor and evaluate program KPIs, including the volume of food rescued, cost-per-pound, partner retention rates, and distribution outreach.

• Develop and manage operational budgets for Direct Link programming, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources for transportation, staffing, and equipment.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Business, Operations, Nonprofit Management, or a related field; Master's degree is preferred.

• Over 7 years of experience in operational leadership, supply chain management, or managing large-scale programs — experience in agriculture, the food sector, or food rescue is highly desirable.

• Proven experience in managing high-volume, complex logistics operations, including time-sensitive, large-scale events.

• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining partnerships with agricultural producers, cooperatives, or stakeholders in the food industry.

• Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities, with a background in leveraging data to inform operational decisions.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.

• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to farm sites, partner locations, and regional operations.

• A profound passion for food security, sustainability, and minimizing agricultural food waste.

🏝️ Benefits

• Unlimited PTO to help you rest and recharge.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits fully covered after 90 days.

• Flexible hybrid work structure for better work-life balance.

• Paid Family Leave to support your family needs.

• Reimbursement for cell phone and internet expenses.

• Support for professional development opportunities.

• Occasional team retreats and gatherings to foster collaboration.

• Sharing Excess merchandise (we promise it's good).